Driver faces court after £100k Porsche sports car crashes with Mercedes near Pontefract

The driver of a £100,000 Porsche sports car faces court following a crash near Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

It happened on Doncaster Road, Ackworth, at 3.20pm on Saturday (July 11).

The Porsche car overturned in the crash near Pontefract (Photo: PC 'Robbo' Robson/WYP)placeholder image
The Porsche car overturned in the crash near Pontefract (Photo: PC 'Robbo' Robson/WYP)

West Yorkshire Police were called to the scene after the Porsche 911 GT3 crashed with a Mercedes car.

The £100,000 sports car had overturned into shrubbery next to the road.

PC 'Robbo' Robson, of the Roads Policing Unit, said the two occupants of the Porsche escaped with minor injuries.

He said: "This lovely Porsche had a little accident today. Luckily the two occupants only had minor injuries.

"The driver is getting prosecuted for driving without due care or attention."

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